Title Little Rock : race and resistance at Central High School / Karen Anderson

Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2010] ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (x, 330 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) Series Politics and society in twentieth-century America Politics and society in twentieth-century America. Contents Mapping change : Little Rock forges a desegregation plan -- "Occupied Arkansas" : class, gender, and the politics of resistance -- Uncivil disobedience : the politics of race and resistance at Central High School, 1957-1958 -- The politics of school closure : massive resistance put to the test, 1958-1959 -- The politics of fear and gridlock -- Politics as usual : reviving the politics of tokenism. -- Conclusions. Little Rock and the legacies of Brown v. Board of Education Summary The desegregation crisis in Little Rock is a landmark of American history: on September 4, 1957, after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in public schools, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called up the National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School, preventing black students from going in. On September 25, 1957, nine black students, escorted by federal troops, gained entrance. With grace and depth, Little Rock provides fresh perspectives on the individuals, especially the activists and policymakers, involved in these dramatic events. Looking at a wide variety of evidence and sources, Karen Anderson examines American racial politics in relation to changes in youth culture, sexuality, gender relations, and economics, and she locates the conflicts of Little Rock within the larger political and historical context. --From publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) -- History SUBJECT Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) fast Subject School integration -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century African American students -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Education -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century School integration -- Massive resistance movement -- Arkansas -- Little Rock -- History -- 20th century EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General. EDUCATION -- Administration -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Civil Rights. African American students African Americans -- Education Politics and government Race relations School integration School integration -- Massive resistance movement SUBJECT Little Rock (Ark.) -- Race relations Little Rock (Ark.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century Subject Arkansas -- Little Rock Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2009022870 ISBN 9781400832149 1400832144 128245790X 9781282457904 9786612457906 6612457902

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